I’ve mentioned before, but every time I write one of these release notifications, it gets just a little harder to do so without spoilers. When I first start a shiny new series, there’s lots to talk about. I can get away with sharing little details about the world building and characters without giving away what …
Everyone’s Child is a high fantasy story which takes place in a secondary world (completely made up). I originally started writing it back in college. But since I had no plan, the work fizzled out after a mere 11,000 words. In August of 2022, after I finished my Eternity’s Empire series, I chose to revive …
I like long book series. Though I don’t think that will come as a shock to anyone who frequents my blog. I like them for a lot of reasons. But one of the big ones is that every time I set out to write a story, it quickly grows extra threads and offshoots. I get …
2024 was quite a year. In fairness, I’ve felt most years since the pandemic started have been some kind of chaos. From the chaos of simply trying to fill the time to the chaos of resuming old hobbies while still maintaining new ones, the last few years have been an interesting mix. But no previous …
One piece of advice writers get early and often is to develop a ten second pitch for your book. This is one or two sentences you can rattle off in a hurry whenever anyone asks what you’re working on. Also known as ‘the elevator pitch.’ It’s a good idea to develop an elevator pitch for …
Every novel series has its expansion story. Most start as a single book and expand outward as the writer develops them. This has happened to me so many times, I’ve ceased to be surprised. In fact, I expect it. And I nod sagely and knowingly every time I hear another author talk about the subject. …
Every time I release a new book, I try to think of something significant to say about it. Something that will make people as happy about the fact that you can finally read it as I am about the fact that I wrote it. Over the years, I’ve introduced a lot of characters, settings and …
Whenever I start publishing a new series, I like to introduce the main characters. It’s a good starting point for people to determine whether or not they think they might enjoy the story. But there’s a certain poetic justice to it too. I’ve made no secret of the fact that I write character-centric fiction. Characters …
I talk about writing a lot. Probably because it’s what I devote the majority of my time to. Writing novels is my full-time gig after all. And I wouldn’t have it any other way. Because stories and how we tell them have fascinated me for as long as I can remember. When I was younger, …
I first introduced the Aruvalia Chronicles on my blog in April of 2019, shortly after I wrote the outline for the first trilogy. But the story has been banging around in my head since 2011. And some of the characters it features have been lurking in my head even longer than that (more on that …